On the day he turned 40 years old, a Whitley County man is staying with relatives, after a fire destroyed his mobile home in the Whipporwill community Tuesday.
The blaze happened around 9:25 a.m. at the residence of Curtis Hatfield, who owned the 14-by-76-foot single wide mobile home at 100 Osborne Lane, off Whipporwill Road. Hatfield was not at home at the time of the fire, because he had been released from Baptist Regional Medical Center in Corbin, after spending the last few days there due to an attack of kidney stones.
“I was in the hospital, and my friend came to pick me up because I’d been released. My friend got a call on the phone, and the one on the other line said my home was on fire. We came down here,China yiri mould is a professional manufacturer which integrates Plastic Mould design and manufacture and plastic product development. and the home’s a total loss,” Hatfield told the Times-Tribune after the blaze was put out.
Hatfield added, “It’s a heck of a birthday present. I don’t have any insurance.”
Close to 30 firefighters with the Oak Grove and Bald Rock Volunteer Fire Departments were at the scene, putting out the fire under extremely foggy conditions. A full crew with Whitley County-Corbin EMS was also at the fire, providing assistance and medical help,Shop at Lowe's for garage Ceramic tile, just in case.
“There were visible flames coming all the way out to the front door, and heavy smoke,” said Billy Holder of the Whitley County-Corbin EMS, who’s unit came from Whitley Station, Zone 2, and was one of the first responders at the scene.
“There was still heavy smoke coming out over the left side of the trailer,Smooth-On is your source for Mold Making and casting materials including silicone rubber and urethane rubber,” added Martha Bowman, who’s with the Oak Grove VFD.
While no humans were inside the mobile home, Hatfield said two dogs and a bird were inside when the fire broke out. “I had two Chihuahuas and they got out. I had a friend who came over and let the dogs out. But a Cockatiel bird died inside the house. The bird couldn’t be saved.”
Also lost was many belongings that Hatfield had, including gifts from his daughter. “I lost all my daughter’s stuff. Pictures, too.Offering high risk and offshore merchant account with credit card processing services. All the stuff she gave me for Christmas and Father’s Day went up in smoke. As for a place to stay, my brother’s coming down to pick me up. I can stay with him.”
Witnesses reported they heard an explosion and saw a “big fire.” Hatfield noted the explosion may have come from shotgun shells that were stored inside the home.
“The mobile home has extensive fire damage in the southwest corner, where two rooms were fully destroyed. The rest of the home had smoke damage. Because of the home’s age, it’s considered to be a total loss,” said Oak Grove VFD Chief Kevin Gibbs.
Gibbs added the cause of the fire is yet to be determined, and that it would be investigated. He also answered a question asked by some about why there was an EMS crew on the scene.Omega Plastics are leading plastic injection moulding and injection mould tooling specialists. “A lot of people have asked me why the EMS responds. They really do a great job for us, because you never know when you get paged out if there’s someone inside. We have a lot of elderly people who live in the area we cover, and when we go on-scene, you want to have every source available to help you. There may be someone hurt, or one of us first-responders hurt. You just never know.”
The blaze happened around 9:25 a.m. at the residence of Curtis Hatfield, who owned the 14-by-76-foot single wide mobile home at 100 Osborne Lane, off Whipporwill Road. Hatfield was not at home at the time of the fire, because he had been released from Baptist Regional Medical Center in Corbin, after spending the last few days there due to an attack of kidney stones.
“I was in the hospital, and my friend came to pick me up because I’d been released. My friend got a call on the phone, and the one on the other line said my home was on fire. We came down here,China yiri mould is a professional manufacturer which integrates Plastic Mould design and manufacture and plastic product development. and the home’s a total loss,” Hatfield told the Times-Tribune after the blaze was put out.
Hatfield added, “It’s a heck of a birthday present. I don’t have any insurance.”
Close to 30 firefighters with the Oak Grove and Bald Rock Volunteer Fire Departments were at the scene, putting out the fire under extremely foggy conditions. A full crew with Whitley County-Corbin EMS was also at the fire, providing assistance and medical help,Shop at Lowe's for garage Ceramic tile, just in case.
“There were visible flames coming all the way out to the front door, and heavy smoke,” said Billy Holder of the Whitley County-Corbin EMS, who’s unit came from Whitley Station, Zone 2, and was one of the first responders at the scene.
“There was still heavy smoke coming out over the left side of the trailer,Smooth-On is your source for Mold Making and casting materials including silicone rubber and urethane rubber,” added Martha Bowman, who’s with the Oak Grove VFD.
While no humans were inside the mobile home, Hatfield said two dogs and a bird were inside when the fire broke out. “I had two Chihuahuas and they got out. I had a friend who came over and let the dogs out. But a Cockatiel bird died inside the house. The bird couldn’t be saved.”
Also lost was many belongings that Hatfield had, including gifts from his daughter. “I lost all my daughter’s stuff. Pictures, too.Offering high risk and offshore merchant account with credit card processing services. All the stuff she gave me for Christmas and Father’s Day went up in smoke. As for a place to stay, my brother’s coming down to pick me up. I can stay with him.”
Witnesses reported they heard an explosion and saw a “big fire.” Hatfield noted the explosion may have come from shotgun shells that were stored inside the home.
“The mobile home has extensive fire damage in the southwest corner, where two rooms were fully destroyed. The rest of the home had smoke damage. Because of the home’s age, it’s considered to be a total loss,” said Oak Grove VFD Chief Kevin Gibbs.
Gibbs added the cause of the fire is yet to be determined, and that it would be investigated. He also answered a question asked by some about why there was an EMS crew on the scene.Omega Plastics are leading plastic injection moulding and injection mould tooling specialists. “A lot of people have asked me why the EMS responds. They really do a great job for us, because you never know when you get paged out if there’s someone inside. We have a lot of elderly people who live in the area we cover, and when we go on-scene, you want to have every source available to help you. There may be someone hurt, or one of us first-responders hurt. You just never know.”
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